NYC Department of Correction reports 15th Rikers Island death
Another inmate has died in custody on Rikers Island.
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Another inmate has died in custody on Rikers Island.
The NYPD responded to a near-drowning Tuesday afternoon in the waters between the prison and the Bronx.
An inmate got into the water between Rikers Island and the Bronx at around noon Wednesday. The inmate has been hospitalized.
The DOC says Kevin Bryan was booked at the jail complex on Sept. 8 on a second-degree burglary charge.
The Department of Correction says 35-year-old Kevin Bryan has died while in custody at Rikers Island.
There are renewed calls to shut down Rikers Island following a troubling new report on inmate deaths.
The report says there is a "pervasive issue" of correction officers not making the rounds to check on inmates.
Michael Nieves is the 13th inmate to die in custody this year.
The Department of Correction says it has suspended three staff members after the death of another Rikers Island inmate.
Comptroller Brad Lander, City Councilmember Carlina Rivera and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams made an unannounced visit for a surprise inspection.
The captain was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
A Rikers Island correction captain was attacked by a person in custody while on the job Tuesday.
Dr. Ricardo Cruciani was found dead Monday morning.
An attorney identifies the man as Dr. Ricardo Cruciani, a 68-year-old neurologist convicted of predatory sexual assault. Cruciani's family says the court ordered him to be placed in protective custody and under suicide watch.
Elijah Muhammad was found dead inside Rikers in July. His family says he overdosed on fentanyl.
The family of a man who died on Rikers Island held a rally Friday, calling for a criminal investigation.
It was just months ago that Gov. Kathy Hochul made changes to the state's bail reform laws, but Mayor Eric Adams wants her to go even further. CBS2's Natalie Duddridge has the details.
Mary Yehudah, 31, was being held at Rikers Island on a robbery charge when she died in May.
The family of a detainee who died while in Department of Correction custody plans to sue the city for $50 million.
The four workers are accused of waiting nearly eight minutes before helping the inmate.
The workers are accused of waiting nearly 8 minutes before helping an inmate who attempted to take his own life, CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
Nine people have died in the custody of the Department of Correction this year.
It comes after a federal judge accepted the city's proposal to overhaul the troubled jail complex.
The mayor said more than 2,700 weapons have been confiscated since the end of February. CBS2's Dave Carlin reports.
The mayor's visit comes after the seventh death in Rikers custody this year.
